#ECB99C#ECB99C
#ECB99C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.071 H 51.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB99C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 185, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 33.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, 14.46, 21.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 26.13, 56.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.44% 0.0448 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.44% 0.071 51) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9433, 54.9341, 38.9973) |
| Luminance | 0.5493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 5.05
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 7.01
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 7.25
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.09
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 8.55
Peach
#FFDAB9
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB99C #9CCFEC
analogous
#EC9CA7 #ECB99C #ECE19C
triadic
#ECB99C #9CECB9 #B99CEC
tetradic
#ECB99C #A7EC9C #9CCFEC #E19CEC
square
#ECB99C #A7EC9C #9CCFEC #E19CEC
split-complementary
#ECB99C #9CECE1 #9CA7EC
monochromatic
#D87035 #E29569 #ECB99C #F6DDCF #FAEDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#ECB99C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#ECB99C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB99C
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB99C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB99C | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BD9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C89C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb99c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 185, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.071 51.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ceb9',
500: '#ecb99c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb99c; $custom-light: #f3ceb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb99c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 185,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.75,
"s": 67.797,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82443,
"c": 0.07115,
"h": 51
},
"luminance": 0.54931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB99C
secondary
#64A4C8
accent
#8CD016
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFAF8
border
#D6D3D1
text
#171311
muted
#858381